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MLBPA extends executive director Tony Clark through 2022

The Major League Baseball Players Association has voted to extend the contract of executive director Tony Clark through the 2022 season, according to Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal.

The Royals were among MLB ’s largest declining attendance teams as it sagged to its first losing season since 2012. “But we’ve seen good levels of engagement so far among kids, families and millennials, and we’ll continue to develop ticket products that work for those audiences.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players are concerned the Seattle Mariners have become yet another rebuilding team and may be joined by others following a season of steep attendance drops among clubs that faded early and never contended for the playoffs.

One worry of the players' union is centered around the level of competition and the changes teams are making if they enter the season knowing they don't have a realistic chance to compete.

"We have seen some things that are eerily similar to last offseason," union head Tony Clark said, via The Associated Press. "One of the concerns in general has to do with the level of competition or interest in competition across the teams in general. ... When you have teams who are as we've seen already moving considerable amounts of their roster and/or other teams who are talking about doing so, it raises concerns about how that's going to affect the market."

MLB players concerned about retooling teams, attendance drop

Baseball players are concerned Seattle has become yet another rebuilding team and may be joined by others following a season of steep attendance drops among clubs that faded early.

NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball players are concerned the Seattle Mariners have become yet another rebuilding team and may be joined by others following a season of steep attendance drops among clubs that faded early and never contended for the playoffs.

Baseball players are concerned the Seattle Mariners have become yet another rebuilding team and may be joined by others following a season of steep attendance drops among clubs that faded early and never contended for the playoffs. Union head Tony Clark and new collective bargaining director

Some players call it tanking, while "management calls it the type of normal rebuilding that has been going on throughout Major League Baseball's history," according to the AP.

"There are teams that are effectively announcing at the beginning of the year that they're not going to be competitive that year, and in some cases that they're not going to field the best players that they have," collective bargaining director Bruce Meyer said.

Another area of concern for the players' association is a drop-off in attendance. Seven different organizations have had significant decreases, with the Blue Jays and Marlins down by more than 800,000.

Commissioner Rob Manfred believes the decrease is a result of unusual weather and more games played in the cold, leading to 54 postponements last season, which is the most since 1989.

Kemp, Brantley comebacks headline Players Choice awards

The Major League Baseball Players' Association handed out the Players Choice Awards on Tuesday night, headlined by Comeback Player of the Year nods going to Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp and Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley. The 34-year-old Kemp was sent back to Los Angeles as part of a salary dump after a season with the Atlanta Braves in which he authored a .781 OPS over 115 games. He posted an .818 OPS over 146 games with the Dodgers in 2018. Brantley returned to again become an integral member of Cleveland's outfield, appearing in 143 games - his most since 2014.

Major League Baseball attendance is headed to its lowest average in 15 years and strikeouts have risen above hits for the first time, drawing Major League Baseball 's concern . When teams jettison stars and media focuses on a perceived lack of competitiveness, ticket sales often fall .

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Other areas of concern include altering the amateur draft to include an NBA-style lottery for the top picks in addition to the 10-day disabled list and the 10-day minimum for the recall of players optioned to the minors.

"There's a number of conversations that are going to need to be had," Clark added.

It's still important to be realistic about playoff chances.
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